Katie Zacharia's Claim that She Passed the Bar in China

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The questions about Zacharia's legal credentials and her fumbling answers resulted in a flood of national and international news coverage.

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Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, graduated with a law degree from Pepperdine University in 2011.
But The Post could not find any active or expired bar admissions under her married or maiden names. [image or embed]
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 10:00 PM Â· Oct 13, 2026

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A tiki bar?

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-14 10:37 AM | Reply

Soooooo she must have a better understanding of Portuguese law since Chinese law is based on that... so fire her and send her to Brazil.

#2 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-10-14 10:48 AM | Reply

Zacharia repeatedly used Truth Social to promote Pizzagate and other fringe conspiracy theories. Pizzagate, which originated in the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign, is the unfounded conspiracy that prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and her 2016 presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, were involved in a child sex trafficking ring.

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#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-14 10:50 AM | Reply

I have come across some people who have earned a law degree to further their careers, but they are still not permitted to use the protected titles "Attorney" or "Attorney-at-Law" unless they have passed the Bar exam.

#4 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2026-10-14 10:50 AM | Reply

China does not let non-citizens of China sit for the bar.

legalknowledgebase.com

Can a foreign lawyer work in China?
only people who have passed that country's bar exam may practice law. China is unlike the US, however, in that it does not allow non-citizens to sit the Chinese bar.

She's a fooking liar just like every other person in the administration. Problem is, she is not good at it.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-14 11:15 AM | Reply

She will not even last one full scaramucci.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-14 11:16 AM | Reply

Scaramucci, Scaramucci, can you do the Zachdango?

#7 | Posted by El_Buscador at 2026-10-14 11:28 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

Pretty low bar, apparently.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-14 11:33 AM | Reply

Well in California being on the Bar is voluntary, this is true of many States.

Depends upon the State, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington you just need to graduate from an accredited law school.

When I posted about CA getting rid of Bar exam to be a lawyer, many people here claimed the exam wasn't needed, luckily the CA supreme court stopped it to keep its monopoly.

Well this is the result ... just mayhem, this is what Lumpers want people claiming they are anything because otherwise its oppression.

In the end everything is an illusion, 100% of Americans are insane. You gave the nuclear football to a senile man for four years, and people here will defend it.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-14 11:50 AM | Reply

Trump is a reality TV producer and an interior decorator with a vengeance kink. This is just the latest episode of destroying the credibility of the federal government. Exactly what his base voted for, one of those mean housewives. Trump even talks about muscular men's asses. The Real Housewife of Pennsylvania Avenue.

#10 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-10-14 11:56 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Well this is the result ... just mayhem, this is what Lumpers want people claiming they are anything because otherwise its oppression.

How someone can be so full of shat and still be able to walk around is beyond me. But then again you could just be that "somebody from China sitting on their bed weighing 400 lbs" that Dotard Trumpy was babbling about.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-14 12:11 PM | Reply

You gave the nuclear football to a senile man for four years, and people here will defend it.

#9 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

When have you ever heard me defend Donald Trump?

Oh, I see. You're alluding to some other senile old man, no longer in power.

As opposed to the current senile old man, who has actively been considering using a nuke on Iran.

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-14 12:12 PM | Reply

Remind your MAGA friends out there in TV land that the PRC does not respect the rule of law, so New Conference Barbie's claims of practicing law there do not hold much water. She has been in the US long enough to study for the bar exam in her home state, and then take the exam. However, at this point the life of a stay-at-home mom must seem very appealing, especially after a hard day at work yesterday...

#13 | Posted by catdog at 2026-10-14 12:16 PM | Reply

Kalschi gives Zacharia a 9% chance of breaking Scaramuci's record. I may have to put some money down on that one.

#14 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-14 12:17 PM | Reply

They only pick the best!

Hey idiot Trumpers, are you tired of being openly mocked to your face yet?

#15 | Posted by jpw at 2026-10-14 12:28 PM | Reply

I just hope that women are finally tired of being punched in the face by MAGA maroons.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-14 12:33 PM | Reply

Facts:
Trump recently received a visit from Xi.
Trump hired Zacharia very soon after that visit.
Zacharia tells the world she is a Chinese lawyer.
China has a citizenship requirement to be a lawyer in the country.

I think it is clear what happened here.
Zacharia is a Chinese agent who Xi manipulated Trump into hiring during his recent visit for a role in the White House that typically requires Top Secret clearance.

Imagine the reaction had Joe Biden hired a Chinese citizen as White House press secretary.
Congress needs to move immediately to impeach Trump.

#17 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-14 12:33 PM | Reply

As opposed to the current senile old man, who has actively been considering using a nuke on Iran.

#12 | POSTED BY ZED

Or maybe a hurricane. I mean why not? And why not both? Just because all the other presidents were afraid to try it doesn't mean we shouldn't. Only Trumpy is "brave" enough to do what no other American President decided wasn't a very good idea.

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-10-14 12:39 PM | Reply

OnetinyNut is a fucking imbecile.

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-14 12:42 PM | Reply

So Katiebot wants us to dig. Alright. Next question: Which bar?

#20 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-10-14 12:51 PM | Reply